CABANATUAN CITY—Five days after a suspected drug pusher and her brother-in-law were killed by gunmen in front of her three children in Talavera, Nueva Ecija, another suspected drug pusher was shot dead while his live-in partner was wounded in Cabiao town in the same province Tuesday afternoon.
Senior Supt. Manuel Cornel, provincial police director, identified the slain man as Efren Damian, 60, of Barangay Sta. Rita, Cabiao.
Damian died from two gunshot wounds in the head. His live-in partner, Angeline Dar, 20, of General Luna, Cabanatuan City, sustained a wound in her right arm.
PO3 John Ignacio, investigator of the Cabiao police, said Damian had been involved in illegal drug operations in Cabiao.
Cornel said the attack took place at around 9 p.m. Tuesday at Purok 2 in Sta. Rita. Damian and Dar were inside his store when two unidentified gunmen barged inside and shot him twice in the head and Dar once.
The suspects fled aboard two motorcycles with other companions.
The two were rushed to a nearby hospital where Damian was pronounced dead on arrival.
Damian’s remains were brought to a funeral parlor for autopsy but his relatives refused and instead signed a waiver.
A team from the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) led by Chief Inspector Marissa Arreola recovered empty shells from caliber 45 revolvers.
Damian’s killing came five days after Sheryl Paraiso-Santos and Pedro Santos, 45, tricycle driver were killed in Talavera. Paraiso-Santos is in the drug watchlist of the Talavera police.
